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- Standoff looms at anti-Wall St. camps in Portland
- China says no reason to target its firms over Iran
- China says no reason to target its firms over Iran
- Syria violence kills dozens more, Arab League to meet
- Italy’s Senate set to vote for cuts to save euro zone
- Obama seeks to hitch US economy to Asian growth
- Clinton declares ‘America’s Pacific century’
- Saudi Arabia has Mideast's largest pack of super-rich people
- 11.11.11
- VIDEO: Smugglers risk their lives to enter Iran
- VIDEO: What to do with Wyoming's wild horses?
- Thailand, Laos eye closer ties with new bridge
- APEC must lift global economy out of doldrums
- Indon journalist reveals bribery in media
- Voters want winnable candidates: Tengku Adnan
- Prison officer fined for firing shot without lawful excuse
- Philippines to probe video of police shooting
- Syria commits crimes against humanity in Homs - HRW
- Japan emperor stays in hospital as temperature rises
- Too hard to downsize
| Standoff looms at anti-Wall St. camps in Portland Posted: 11 Nov 2011 01:49 AM PST PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) - Hundreds of anti-Wall Street demonstrators must leave their protest campsites in Portland, Oregon, by early Sunday morning, the city's mayor said on Thursday, setting the stage for a possible standoff.
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| China says no reason to target its firms over Iran Posted: 11 Nov 2011 01:49 AM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - China and Iran have normal business ties which should not be targeted by any new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Friday, repeating that in any case sanctions were not the solution.
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| China says no reason to target its firms over Iran Posted: 11 Nov 2011 12:54 AM PST BEIJING, Nov 11 — China and Iran have normal business ties which should not be targeted by any new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said today, repeating that in any case sanctions were not the solution. Iran already faces a wide range of UN sanctions, as well as some imposed unilaterally by the United ... 
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| Syria violence kills dozens more, Arab League to meet Posted: 11 Nov 2011 12:27 AM PST AMMAN, Nov 11 ― At least 30 civilians and 26 soldiers were killed in Syria ahead of Friday prayers, activists said, as a seven-month crackdown on pro-democracy protests becomes more violent and attacks on security forces increase. Friday prayers provide a rare venue for Syrians to gather in defiance of efforts to put down protests, and activists ... 
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| Italy’s Senate set to vote for cuts to save euro zone Posted: 10 Nov 2011 11:56 PM PST ROME, Nov 11 ― Italy's Senate was set to vote today for austerity measures demanded by the European Union to avert a euro zone meltdown, while a new emergency government is expected within days, ending the Berlusconi era. The upper house is due to begin debating the package at 9:30am (British time) with an outcome expected later in the day. ... 
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| Obama seeks to hitch US economy to Asian growth Posted: 10 Nov 2011 11:18 PM PST WASHINGTON, Nov 11 — With Europe mired in crisis, President Barack Obama is launching a charm offensive this week to hitch the US economy to growth opportunities in Asia that he hopes can help power the recovery he needs for re-election. Obama, who was born in Hawaii and spent part of his childhood in Indonesia, will host Asian leaders including ... 
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| Clinton declares ‘America’s Pacific century’ Posted: 10 Nov 2011 10:09 PM PST HONOLULU, Nov 11 — With the United States facing a multipronged challenge from China, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declared yesterday that the 21st century would be "America's Pacific century", and said the region's problems required US leadership. While stressing that the Obama administration would seek improved ties with China, Clinton ... 
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| Saudi Arabia has Mideast's largest pack of super-rich people Posted: 10 Nov 2011 11:45 PM PST
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| Posted: 10 Nov 2011 11:57 PM PST A Chinese couple shows their marriage certificates at a registration office in Hefei in eastern China's Anhui province. Chinese couples flock to registration offices to marry in the belief that the "11.11.11" date is the most auspicious in a century.
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| VIDEO: Smugglers risk their lives to enter Iran Posted: 11 Nov 2011 12:12 AM PST Everyday, hundreds of young Kurds living in northern Iraq cross the border into Iran.
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| VIDEO: What to do with Wyoming's wild horses? Posted: 10 Nov 2011 02:05 PM PST Controversy follows the continued round-up of wild horses in Wyoming, where the relationship between modern-day ranchers and the wild horse is under strain.
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| Thailand, Laos eye closer ties with new bridge Posted: 10 Nov 2011 11:35 PM PST Thailand and Laos on Friday officially opened a new 1.4-kilometre (0.9 miles) long bridge across the Mekong River as part of a regional highway project.
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| APEC must lift global economy out of doldrums Posted: 10 Nov 2011 11:34 PM PST Malaysia will attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Hawaii fully cognisant that the grouping must mobilise efforts to lift the tumultuous global economy out of the doldrums.
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| Indon journalist reveals bribery in media Posted: 10 Nov 2011 11:33 PM PST A journalist has admitted demanding bribes of up to hundreds of millions of Rupiah to play up issues in the media, presenting deliberately-biased or inaccurate news reports to benefit those paying him.
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| Voters want winnable candidates: Tengku Adnan Posted: 10 Nov 2011 11:28 PM PST The Barisan Nasional's decision not to impose age or term limits for its "winnable candidates" for the upcoming 13th general election (GE) is aimed at ensuring candidates fielded by the coalition are those voters want, said BN secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor.
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| Prison officer fined for firing shot without lawful excuse Posted: 10 Nov 2011 11:28 PM PST A prison officer was fined RM5,000, in default three months' jail, by the Magistrate's Court here today after he was found guilty of firing a shot and causing injury to a person without lawful excuse last year.
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| Philippines to probe video of police shooting Posted: 10 Nov 2011 10:59 PM PST The Philippines' human rights commission said Friday it would investigate after a policeman was captured on television footage apparently shooting dead an alleged robber who was lying motionless on the ground.
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| Syria commits crimes against humanity in Homs - HRW Posted: 10 Nov 2011 11:09 PM PST BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces have carried out crimes against humanity as they try to crush opposition to President Bashar al-Assad in the restive province of Homs, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Friday.
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| Japan emperor stays in hospital as temperature rises Posted: 10 Nov 2011 11:09 PM PST TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Emperor Akihito, who was taken to hospital last Sunday with a bronchial infection and was due to be discharged on Friday, will remain in hospital for at least another day after his fever returned, Kyodo news agency reported.
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| Posted: 10 Nov 2011 10:02 PM PST One of the reasons for not reducing the number of civil servants is the increase in population. Based on Malaysian's fertility, population growth is inevitable. However, does this mean that we should allow unrestrained expansion of the executive team?
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